The story of the setup at PGA National has raised the question of just who should be in charge of course management at PGA Tour events – and just what type of test should they be.
The overseeding at PGA National has no doubt lessened the challenge of what was traditionally one of the tougher courses on the schedule – as witnessed by Joe Highsmith’s record winning score last year when Jake Knapp also shot 59.
As Horschel believes that the PGA Tour should have more control of how tournament courses are setup, as he feels golf fans watching on want to see players tested.
“I think the Tour gets a bad rap, and it’s not anything against the owners of PGA National. I understand where they would want to overseed. People want it to look pretty on TV, and if it looks pretty on TV, maybe people will want to come play it,” Horschel said after his opening round of the Cognizant Classic.
“I understand we are using a golf course that we don’t own a lot of times, and sometimes we’re at the discretion of what the owner wants to do.
“Obviously we give our opinion of what we think is best for the golf course and how they want to set it up and challenge it, but also, the owners have a say in it. This isn’t just PGA National; it goes to a lot of courses that we play throughout the years.
“That’s just my take on it. Like I said, it’s not a shot at anyone. It was just sort of commenting to someone who was taking a shot at the PGA Tour and I sort of gave them a little more insight that it’s not always in the PGA Tour’s hands. If they want to try and do something, it’s not always in their hands to set it up the way they want to.”
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